Decanted Wine Podcast

2019 marked Charlie Hoppes’ 32nd wine vintage in Washington State. Today, he and his son Will Hoppes share their winemaking enterprise together. It’s a wonderful discussion about their history, present, and future of @Fidelitas. PLUS, we take you with us on our trip through Red Mountain’s Anelare and Hamilton Cellars—where Charlie is their winemaker—and other wineries we recommend visiting.

The Huffington Post recently named the Okanagan Valley, B.C. the number one wine destination in the world, and it’s natural beauty attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists year to their 185 wineries. Listen to Dave and Sandi's travel north through the valley and what aspects make this region unique. Plus, learn about barrel aging in French and American oak and Dave’s night at the B.C. Wine Experience with Okanagan winemakers, featuring cuisine from Seattle restaurant legend Tom Douglas.

Hear how Javier Alfonso left his childhood vineyard life behind for a tech career, only to have it call him back. He describes the long process of getting his Spanish Tempranillo clones into the US and his use of clay amphoras in his winemaking. Plus, Albariño is one of the many great white wines you should be drinking this summer so we reveal the results of our Albariño blind tasting!

Tanya Morning Star Darling @cellarmuse is an official Bourgogne Wine Ambassador and wine educator. We talk wine education, travel and diversity and representation within the wine industry. Plus, our rundown of notable 2020 PNW wine events in Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia!

In this one-year anniversary episode, winemaker John Bigelow shares his transition from tech to wine and reveals the collaboration and details of JM Cellars new tasting room and production facility, coming soon to Maltby, Washington. And, decanting has the power to make great and/or expensive red wine more refined or an adequate wine more enjoyable, listen to our decanting tips and about the wine aeration devices we use.